>Jack Honeycutt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >It sure is. Slow steps, but I think I am getting some of it. Well, >I can go to my XP box on my network and type in 192.168.1.101 and get >my Mac that is running web sharing. > >So, do you think you can type in that address and get my Mac outside >of my network? > >What I don't understand is the IP address. I would think thousands >of folks have a linksys DSL router, so not all of us can use the >192.168.1.101 IP address can we? > >I still think I am missing something. > >Thanks for your help David! > >jack in Portland Oregon Jack, The linksys router is giving you a private network of 192.168.1.X, (where X is 0-255). The first address in that range is 1 (0 is the network itself), and is used by the linksys router. The rest (except 255) can be used by you computers (e.g. 101 for you Mac). In other words, enough for up to 253 MACs/PCs... The linksys is then doing NAT (Network Address Translation). It has an INTERNAL (on your LAN) address of 192.168.1.1, but its EXTERNAL address is dynamic (given by your ISP). By using the method that was described earlier, you create a link between that EXTERNAL address and your Web-server IP-address. Even without doing that, you should be able to access you web-server from you LAN by typing <http://192.168.1.101>. From the OUTSIDE, you will need to use the EXTERNAL address, which is dynamic, in other words, it changes all the time. That makes it difficult to use.
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